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Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 12 Noon ET – Green Broadband: Internet and Energy Infrastructure

As electric vehicle adoption continues to grow, spurred on by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the need for futureproof charging infrastructure will grow as well. Making this infrastructure futureproof will require smart grids that operate on broadband connection, increasing demand for internet service providers. Meanwhile, harmful carbon emissions are being generated by certain components of broadband infrastructure, as well as the equipment used to deploy it. How can broadband providers electrify their installation processes and otherwise support the U.S. in the push for green energy?

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Panelists

• Martha Galley, Executive Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility, Calix
• Adie Tomer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Metro
• Drew Clark (moderator), Editor and Publisher, Broadband Breakfast

Martha Galley is the Executive Vice President for Corporate Social Responsibility at Calix, leading the creation and expansion of the new office. Her focus is on environmental and ethical responsibility, expanding on the product, supply chain, and talent and culture programs already in progress. Over the past 5 years, Martha has built the award-winning Calix Customer Success Services  organization that enables hundreds of broadband service providers (BSPs) to transform their businesses and grow value for their communities.

Adie Tomer is a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, where he leads the Metropolitan Infrastructure Initiative and primarily works on issues related to infrastructure policy, urban economics, and digital technology issues. Tomer’s work has received coverage and citations in international print publications and other media outlets, including The Economist, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, National Public Radio, and the BBC. Tomer has testified in front of the U.S. Congress about the future of American infrastructure and has advised staffs of presidential candidates.

Drew Clark (moderator) is CEO of Breakfast Media LLC. He has led the Broadband Breakfast community since 2008. An early proponent of better broadband, better lives, he initially founded the Broadband Census crowdsourcing campaign for broadband data. As Editor and Publisher, Clark presides over the leading media company advocating for higher-capacity internet everywhere through topical, timely and intelligent coverage. Clark also served as head of the Partnership for a Connected Illinois, a state broadband initiative.

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